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What petty hill will you die on? (beehaw.org)
submitted 1 year ago by thrawn21@beehaw.org to c/chat@beehaw.org
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For me I say that a truck with a cab longer than its bed is not a truck, but an SUV with an overgrown bumper.

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[–] Souvlaki@beehaw.org 22 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Microtransactions are not acceptable in full retail single player games. I don't care if it's only cosmetics. If i pay 60 bucks for it, i better get the whole damn thing. Looking at you, Diablo 4.

[–] HalJor@beehaw.org 13 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Related: If it's more than 99¢, it's not a "microtransaction". There's nothing "micro" about $99.99. That's an "in-app purchase".

[–] Souvlaki@beehaw.org 5 points 1 year ago

Absolutely. But you can see it the other way, the "micro" now refers to what you are getting and *not *what you are paying.

[–] Kryostar@mastodon.online 1 points 1 year ago

@HalJor @Souvlaki Microtransactions? More like Pettytransactions, amiright? :ablobcatbongo:

[–] suddenlythequietrose@beehaw.org 5 points 1 year ago

Further, I'm convinced the term "microtransaction" was introduced by corporations cynically and insidiously knowing full well they would ramp the price up over time deluding the meaning of the term.